Our Deepest Desires Link Us to the Divine
Elizabeth Dreyer
April 30, 2023
Participation in the incarnation is not automatic but depends on our desires.
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Elizabeth Dreyer
Elizabeth A. Dreyer is professor emerita of Religious Studies at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut, and an adjunct professor at the Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut. She is the author or editor of nine books, including Accidental Theologians: Four Women Who Shaped Christianity, and has written extensively on topics such as medieval theology and spirituality, women's spirituality, theology of grace, the Holy Spirit, and contemporary lay spirituality. Dreyer holds a doctorate in historical theology from Marquette University, and has done graduate work at Harvard Divinity School and the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies at the University of St. Michael's, Toronto, Canada.
St. Catherine of Siena, Open Our Eyes
Elizabeth Dreyer
April 29, 2023
St. Catherine of Siena calls us to be on the lookout for God.
A Window into God
Elizabeth Dreyer
October 17, 2022
Teresa was not interested in her daily experiences per se but only inasmuch as they provided a mirror or window into God. Her regard for the humanity of Christ and her understanding of the human person were two sides of the same coin. In addition to her relationship with God, Teresa also recommended spiritual books, describing them as important aids to prayer. When vernacular books were prohibited, she wrote her own books to aid her sisters in their spiritual journeys.
Prayer Is Available to All
Elizabeth Dreyer
October 15, 2022
Although Teresa had extraordinary experiences of God, she taught that ordinary prayer, like an intimate conversation with a friend, was available to all.
What We Do and What God Does
Elizabeth Dreyer
October 14, 2022
God revealed to Teresa that true humility is “to know what you can do and what I can do.”
The Sacred Humanity of Jesus
Elizabeth Dreyer
October 13, 2022
Christ’s humanity, including his bodiliness, was never to be left behind. And Christ’s body made all human bodies sacred.
Seeing Ourselves in God’s Light
Elizabeth Dreyer
October 15, 2021
Although Teresa had extraordinary experiences of God, she taught that ordinary prayer, like an intimate conversation with a friend, was available to all.